Acts upon the medulla oblongata and the spinal nervous system,
giving rise primarily to tetanic convulsions and dyspnoea, which may
end in death.

Secondarily, the entire nervous system becomes morbidly excited and
sensitive, so that we find an intense acuteness of the nerves of
sensation and of special sense, and an increased susceptibility to
external impressions, both mental and physical.

The coordination of functions is perverted, and at the same time we
may find convulsive twitchings and spasms, or these alternating with
torpor and depression.

The leading expression of

Ignatia is a finely sensitive mood, with tendency to sadness
and silent grief, and continually brooding over imaginary troubles.

Characteristic symptoms.

Mind.- (Ignatia)

Desire for solitude. (

Carb. an., Hyos., Rhus tox.)

Changeable disposition ; jesting and laughing, changing to sadness,
with shedding of tears.

(Acon., Aur., Nux m., Phos.)

Anxiety, as if he had committed some great crime. (Coccul., Verat.
alb.)

Finely sensitive mood ; delicate conscientiousness

. (Sil.)

Slight blame or contradiction irritates and excites him to anger

. (Aur., Bry.,
Ferr., Nux v.)

Fearful, timid. (Acon., Aur., Bell., Cinch., Phos.)

Inconstant, impatient, irresolute

. (Baryt. c.)

Taciturn, sad, melancholy. (Nux m., Puls.)

Anger, followed by quiet grief or sorrow.

Full of suppressed grief

(Cimic.) ; seems weighed down by it ; broods over
imaginary troubles. (Naja.)

Great grief after losing persons or objects that were very dear.

Children get sick from being reprimanded or scolded and sent to
bed.

Head.- (Ignatia)

Headache, like a pressure with something hard, on the upper surface
of the brain.

Headache, as if bruised or beaten, in the morning on waking (Nux
v.) ; on rising changes to toothache, as if crushed or shattered, then
to bruised, beaten pain in small of back ; worse when thinking about
it. (

Cham.)

Jerking headache on ascending steps ; aggravated by raising the
eyes.

Pressing headache in right half of forehead, involving the right
eye.

Pressing pains in forehead and root of nose (Kali bi., Hep. s.) ;
must bend the head forward ; followed by inclination to vomit.